四级英语单词
consider：
ook at carefully; study mentally
regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
deem to be
look at attentively
give careful consideration to
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
think about carefully; weigh
show consideration for; take into account
judge or regard; look upon; judge
reveal：
1.make visible
Summer brings out bright clothes
He brings out the best in her
The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings
2.make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
bring out the truth
he broke the news to her
unwrap the evidence in the murder ca
3.make clear and visible
The article revealed the policies of the government
4.disclose directly or through prophets
God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind
responsible：
1.worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
a responsible adult
responsible journalism
a responsible position
the captain is responsible for the ship's safety
the cabinet is responsible to the parliament
2.being the agent or cause
determined who was the responsible party
termites were responsible for the damage
3.having an acceptable credit rating
a responsible borrower
gain：
1.a quantity that is added
there was an addition to property taxes this year
they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
2.the advantageous quality of being beneficial
3.the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
4.the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
except：
1.take exception to
he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
2.prevent from being included or considered or accepted
The bad results were excluded from the report
Leave off the top piece
injure：
1.cause injuries or bodily harm to
2.hurt the feelings of
She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
This remark really bruised me ego
3.cause damage or affect negatively
Our business was hurt by the new competition
crash：
1.a loud resonant repeating noise
he could hear the clang of distant bells
2.a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
3.a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
4.the act of colliding with something
his crash through the window
the fullback's smash into the defensive line
5.(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
actual：
1.presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
actual and imagined conditions
2.existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law
a de facto state of war
3.taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
we saw the actual wedding on television
filmed the actual beating
adopt：
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
同义词： follow espouse
take up and practice as one's own
同义词： borrow take over take up
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
同义词： assume take on take over
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
"he adopted an air of superiority"
同义词： assume acquire take on take
take into one's family
"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
同义词： take in
put into dramatic form
"adopt a book for a screenplay"
同义词： dramatize dramatise
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
"They adopted the Jewish faith"
tedious：
1.so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
what an irks
2.using or containing too many words
long-winded (or windy) speakers
verbose and ineffective instructional methods
newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
四级单词
常考四级单词：alter v. 改变，改动，变更burst vi.,n. 突然发生，爆裂dispose vi. 除掉；处置；解决；处理(of)blast n. 爆炸；气流 vi. 炸，炸掉consume v. 消耗，耗尽split v. 劈开；割裂；分裂 a.裂开的spit v. 吐（唾液等）；唾弃spill v. 溢出，溅出，倒出slip v. 滑动，滑落；忽略slide v. 滑动，滑落 n. 滑动；滑面；幻灯片bacteria n. 细菌breed n. 种，品种 v. 繁殖，产仔budget n. 预算 v. 编预算，作安排candidate n. 候选人campus n. 校园liberal a. 慷慨的；丰富的；自由的transform v. 转变，变革；变换transmit v. 传播，播送；传递transplant v. 移植transport vt. 运输，运送 n. 运输，运输工具shift v. 转移；转动；转变vary v. 变化，改变；使多样化vanish vi. 消灭，不见swallow v. 吞下，咽下 n. 燕子suspicion n. 怀疑，疑心suspicious a. 怀疑的，可疑的mild a. 温暖的，暖和的；温柔的，味淡的tender a. 温柔的；脆弱的nuisance n. 损害，妨害，讨厌（的人或事物）insignificant a. 无意义的，无足轻重的；无价值的
